Germany’s cement production in Jan. 2024 in free fall
In Germany, in Jan. 2024 the cement production declined -35.5% to only 0.893 Mt. This is almost a free fall from Jan. last year with 1.384 Mt and Jan. 2022 with 1.489 Mt.
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Peru’s cement production declined -3.0% in 2 months 2024
In Peru, in the first 2 months of 2024 the cement production declined by -3.0% to 1.742 Mt, after 1.796 Mt in the same period last year. However, the huge decline from last year has not continued.
Peru’s 2 months cement trade in 2024 declined significantly
In Peru, in the first two months of the year the cement trade declined significantly. While the exports declined by -23.1% to 20 kt, imports declined by -35.2% to 35 kt.
US Dragon Cement plant becomes distribution center
US Dragon Cement at Thomason in Main is transitioning its business model from cement manufacturing to distribution and storage, effective 2.Q in 2024. After announcing a year ago that its cement plant was ending production, Dragon Products Co., a subsidiary…
Spain’s cement consumption in first 2 months 2024
In the first 2 months of the year, Spain’s cement consumption declined by -2.4% to 2.187 Mt, after 2.241 Mt in the first 2 month last year. Overall the biggest consumption changes have been in 2021 and 2022 with -11.1%…
Turkmenistans’s Lebap 2nd 3000 tpd kiln line operational
A second kiln line at the Lebap cement plant in the Koytendag region in Turkmenistan with a clinker capacity of 3000 tpd and 1.1 Mta of cement has been commissioned. Line 2, which has been supplied by thyssenkrupp Polysius received…
Spain’s cement production declined -11.2% by February
In Spain, in the first 2 months of the year the cement production declined by -11.2% to 2.578 Mt, after 2.904 Mt in the first 2 month 2023 and 2.925 Mt in 2022.
Sweden’s Salt X Technology is reinventing calcination
The electric arc calcination (EAC) technology from Sweden’s Salt X company may change the industrial calcination in the global cement and lime industry. The plasma technology can not eliminate the CO2 formation from calcining limestone, but enables cost efficient carbon…
Malaysia’s cement production boom continues in 2024
In January 2024, Malaysia produced 2.461 Mt of cement, which is a +25.5% increase compared to January last year. Malaysia’s cement production increased last year already by +16.8%, so the cement boom continues.
Heidelberg Materials CCS-project in Airvault, France
Heidelberg Materials updated information about the Airvault GOCO2 project in France. In the Airvault cement plant the existing 2 semi-wet kilns are replaced with a new 4000 tpd kiln line from German plant supplier thyssenkrupp Polysius by 2025. The new…